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That said - they still tend to be on the heavy side - and though their contouring is better than the last three-bolt models - it’s still ‘wrong’.
I wouldn't pay ‘daft’ money for when, when a used CS Strat is likely to be a better guitar in almost every way.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
https://www.richtonemusic.co.uk/product/fender_1982_usa_stratocaster_and_dan_smith_eraand_with_kinsman_case_2nd_hand-yfender68399/
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I wonder how many people who bought one have seen a return on their investment?
Who was "Dan Smith"?
I was expecting a S-type guitar by another manufacturer.
The 82 Dan Smith Strat was never called a 'Dan Smith' model - just a nick name it later acquired - It only had around a 15/18 month shelf live before it was dropped in favour of the Strat Standard and the Strat Elite - This was the first time Fender ever listed the Strat model with another tag - Standard, Elite etc - The Standard had 2 controls, instead of 3, with the jack socket now moved onto the scratchplate
Dan Smith was partly responsible for the Vintage Replica range from both the USA and the early JV Squier models
All in all an improvement on the late 70's models and indeed 1980/81 models - but the best was yet to come
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
With late 70's Fender Strats selling for well over 1K with a trem, then I don't think it is to bad - £1200/1500 depending on case/condition/trem is about right in todays market
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
BUT... i’m sticking to my principles and not buying anything I haven’t tried out first. I’ve made the mistake a few times in the past.
If I was closer to Sheffield I could see myself walking out with one of them unless they were both dogs.
Play them - then try an American Vintage reissue, a CS, a JV series Squier, etc. You can pretty much guarantee - if you judge purely on merit - that any of the latter three will be better.